Ken has a voice of a warm blanket! Anyone could recognize that voice. Ken Bruce is a living legend!

@Bermondseybites

2 жыл бұрын

Also love his sense of humour - recall a contestant mistaking Willie Nelson for Charles Anaznarour - he totally lost it! 🤣🤣🤣

I used to listen to Ken every day in my workshop and always had a go at Pop Master, but I was never brave enough to get on the phone and do it properly. Well done - you scored three more points than me!

Fair play for uploading this!! Tough questions there.....I managed 12 (the guess the year was a pure guess). I was on Popmaster in 2013 and like you say, it’s so much harder on the phone. I scored 36 on that occasion and got the 3 in 10. I qualified for the Champions League only to crash and burn to score 12. It’s very much luck of the draw with the questions but brilliant fun!!

You're right Lee. It's easy as you say, shouting at the radio but when you're on the spot, speaking to Ken, pressure really on, then it's a whole different ball game. Anyway, well done for being on the show and at least you can laugh at yourself which is a really good quality.

Lee, thank you for sharing this. I'm glad you have a sense of humor about this call.

@gordonstewart5616

5 жыл бұрын

Davie travels gotter

At least you had a go, that's the main thing! I only got 2 of those questions right myself, including that 'name the year' question, but that was by a sheer lucky guess! Even when I've been playing along while listening to the radio, I don't tend to do THAT well :D

I got 39. But I have listened to this 12 times before

@davehooper5115

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@rob171081

Жыл бұрын

@@davehooper5115 finally my joke gets the laugh it deserves. I’ve waited an entire year for that laugh. 👍🏻

@davehooper5115

Жыл бұрын

@@rob171081 🤣

Aww bless you, you did well to have the confidence to go on anyway, I couldn't do it! Good on you. x

@truckingscouser

6 жыл бұрын

I got 24 points (but only half of Bobby Purify so maybe i should only get 2 for that?) and i got the year, there were some tough questions there though :-/

"middle of the road radio 2 type music", they probably picked the tough questions after that one!! Well done for having the bottle in the first place.

well done mate for posting this! no disgrace! I normally score in the twenties but only got 12 on this! like u say it's a lot harder when somebody else is answering the questions coz u can also say I knew that and score yourself a point!

Tough questions those, really tough. You're a good sport for uploading.

@lewis72

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, usually the first question is really easy, just to get you off the mark.

I got 18, but it was admirable how well you took it. Though I haven't been on the show I'm sure it's harder under that pressure than just listening to it at home.

I was a contestant in 2018. It was amazing and reading without reply through the love and the 'hate' on Twitter afterwards was enjoyable and very much part of it.

its all down to the questions a few weeks ago i scored 3 and two days later i got my only maximum score ever listening to this quiz... as for your questions i scored 18 but failed on all three bonus questions. my problem is im pretty good on stuff from the early 70s to the mid 80s but pretty hopeless on anything from the last 30 years so i would have to drop lucky with the eras if i took part

Thanks for sharing that Lee. Tough questions for most avid pop fans to be fair. The majority of the DJs on Radio 1,2,3,4 & 5 wouldn't have got double figures Mate!

Fair play to you, m8. I was on Popmaster recently and sadly, never won.

These questions are absolutely rediculous mate really fucking hard and I like to think of myself as the 70s and 80s throwback and I got sod all points ! Don’t think yourself bad at all chap x

I got 27, but not silly enough to think I would get anywhere near that live on air! (Would start swearing at wrong answers!😂) You are a great sport my friend. 👍🏼👍🏼👊🏼

@rhendry5832

Жыл бұрын

LIES!!!!

@martinworld7214

Жыл бұрын

@@rhendry5832 he is a great sport....it's a rue statement :)

Phil Swern who sets the questions used to do a really good quiz on Capital - You Aint Heard Nothing Yet. Hes actually made the Radio 2 questions seem slightlu easier than I remember the Capital Programme ones.

Someone got 12 points yesterday. Ken said no fear, it's been done before. And the second contestant got 3. It definitely is the luck of the draw!

So good to here that this show inspired me to do a daly quiz on my radio show XLR radio Monday to Thursday 1-4 the fun starts at one and I’ll knock on your door till 4 My shows are always uploaded to mixcloud so you can get to here any time you wish Best wishes MAL Wayne

@Cobalt-Jester

Жыл бұрын

I phoned up all my mates and told them that I'd been chosen to go on... When I walked in the pud that afternoon they were playing a CD that they'd burned of it. Even my dad who lives 300 miles away who I've not seen in about 15 years because of a falling out sent me a txt with just the words "I Don't Know, Ken"... I never even told him I was on. Hed just heard it in his car. Hahahahaha. It took me years and years of trying everyday to get on that quiz and when I finally do I choke. Hahaha. I know you've probably only commented to advertise your show, but I'm gonna let it slide and let your comment be visible. Stay safe. CJ

@MalBackTalkingTesla

Жыл бұрын

@@Cobalt-Jester thanks cj. That wasn’t my intention I do a different quiz e every day I try and make it interesting and informative as hearing music from the decades can really trigger your memory cells and help you remember things which is a good thing right

I squeaked a 9 with no bonus questions right. I'd never have the guts to do it for real so well done you! Plus you got the t-shirt, which is what everyone wants anyway ;-)

I’ve heard people get none right and on the last question Ken gives so many clues that he practically gives them the answer to make sure they get at least 3 points so def not the worst

Those questions were hard. I only got 9. I have won many pop quizzes, but my average on PopMaster is always 12-15. Is it true that when you phone up they ask you questions and if you don't do well, they just cut you off? This morning someone asked why she was cut off, and Ken said "It's because of a lack of knowledge... We cut you off to save you money". I thought he was joking, but then I rememebered how a few months ago, he got really stroppy after several people got low scores, saying "Here's a novel idea... if you're going to phone PopMaster, can you make sure you have at least SOME knowledge of pop music? I thought this was harsh, seeing as 1. Not everyone is a music DJ like him. 2. The questions span 50+ years of music. 3. He wasn't even the presenter when three people had low scores. Gary Davies was standing in! Another time he got unfairly stroppy was when a guy last year said in the beginning "Happy Birthday to my son, who is 16 today" He didn't go on and on, but because of that, Ken just said "Ok thanks Bye" at the end, and refused to let this poor guy say any Hellos to anyone! If the phone system does cut people off without first telling them why, that is so rude. I am posting this while PopMaster is on ...in protest!

@jonnobloggs8642

Жыл бұрын

I Googled the phrase "examples of overcooked egotism " and was streamed right to this comment .

Very difficult questions...... And he was also out delivering Christmas cards at the same time. So double the pressure.I got the Elvis Presley one correct........ And Elton John with Kinky Dee.

3. That was obscure!!

absolutely superb,its the spirit that counts........... not the result..........

Good on you, my average is nine, on a good day, sometimes I even go into the minus with wrong guesses.

I only got the Stones question, that was tough !

jesus, they were unusually hard, .. have to be honest, i got 3 points ( 1 right) aswell. Well done Lee. Good ol Ken Bruce, love his show. .. a bit weird, listening to him on youtube at 1:40am, normally in my car, shouting out the right answers!

I just listened to it again and only got two this time. After serious thought, if the questions were only on May 1968 I would do rather well. (The last two weeks in May I might add)

The same question for 3 points as you. Could have sworn "called to say I loved you" was 1981...... Well done for having a go

@joesophie90

5 жыл бұрын

Deffo '84. It reached #1 for six consecutive weeks beginning September 1984.

i listen to pop quiz all the time and they were really obscure questions. the winners of pop quizzes generally tend to be as dull as shit anyway so don't be too down on yourself.

You gave it a go, so fair play to you.

That was like champions League Popmaster! I got the year, but I usually do, then all I got was Leanne Rimes and Stevie Wonder, I didn't even get Bill Withers, tough questions them!

jeepers dude, they were tough, I get around 20 ish on a good day like yourself, but only managed 6 with these questions! bet its 10 x tougher too live, i wouldn't have the balls to do it live so hats off to you!

yes i can tell by the popmaster jingle this is an old one. when was this? we listen to this at work although i usually just catch the one contestant but somedays its easy but these questions were hard. id've got maybe 6 or 7 points.

@spreadthelove77 I honestly can not remember. I can only think of 2 A-Ha songs off the top of my head, Take On Me and Sun Always Shines On TV. Did they have 3? Lol

He did better than me. I got sod all. Bloody awful questions if you ask me. I haven't even heard of half of that crap.

Good on you for posting the vid ! I'm sure it's a bit more nerve wracking when on the end of a live phone line than when sat at home with a coffee....;-)

@Cobalt-Jester

8 жыл бұрын

+McOscillator It's the worse... You're trying to answer questions but you have someone talking to you in your ear. Not Ken, the producer saying things like "don't swear" and "take your time" that phone line isn;t silent...

@Cobalt-Jester

8 жыл бұрын

+McOscillator It's the worse... You're trying to answer questions but you have someone talking to you in your ear. Not Ken, the producer saying things like "don't swear" and "take your time" that phone line isn;t silent...

@Cobalt-Jester

8 жыл бұрын

+McOscillator It's the worse... You're trying to answer questions but you have someone talking to you in your ear. Not Ken, the producer saying things like "don't swear" and "take your time" that phone line isn;t silent...

Hardly the worst contestant ever'... quite often people get no points... but well done having the guts to go on it at all..

Don't feel too bad, Lee. Those questions were real stinkers!

Ey Up Lee; When I was on the show I got 6 points. Mind you, I was too busy showing off doing Zippy and George, Prince Charles and Jimmy Saville impressions! I asked the researcher, before I went on, if Ken had a sense of humour. She said he did. All I can say is, he must have gone to work without it that day! Best Wishes, Billy Gibbons. (I'm not the one from ZZTop...I'm the one from Cheshire)

I got 15 which is the same amount I got when I was on this show 😂 very hard questions!

The Living Daylights, Touchy, thats me done..i can't think of any more!!

That's not the worst score ever. You got one question right all by yourself. I too have had days when I've only scored 3 points. But other days I've got as high as 30. It's luck of the draw on the day. There are plenty of people who have only scored 3 points after ken has almost given them the answer. I scored 18 on this round.

I only scored 9, they were pretty difficult questions, especially the bonuses!

I also only got 3 with the LeAnn Rimes questions and that's only because its played to death on the radio

I got 36 (one year out). I got on in 2007, scored 36 then and got the three in ten on the Jacksons and Jackson Five. You aren't the worst. Does anyone ever recall hearing the ZERO!!!

6 the same one you got and the Leanne rimes one. well done tough questions

What date was this transmitted from?

i like ken - he cheers me up when i'm stuck in traffic...LOL

it was september 04..... exactly 5 years ago

I only got 6 and I know my music, they were hard ones!

Its a load of shit when they say its harder on the phone as I got 27 and its just like any other phone call.

I managed 18, those bonus ones were hard. I've been on popmaster twice. First time got 33 points and won, second time got 12 and lost. All depends what questions you get. Nerves can get to you and if you choose the wrong bonus...well...!!!

i agree, this was done years ago when jonny walker did the drive time.... i amsorry to the guy who comented but i clicked remove, instead of reply

those were hard only got 12 myself with no pressure well done for trying

@Cobalt-Jester

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. What is not known is that when you're thinking of the answer there's not just Ken on the other end of the phone. There's also a member of production who's saying things like "keep calm", "you can do it", "relax", and "please don't swear- DON'T SWEAR", as you're trying to answer the questions. Hahahaha. I was a nervous wreak as I knew the entire work force in the warehouse would be listening and I was worried about being on the quiz in work hours and getting into trouble. But not as worried about all the staff giving me a hard time when I did bad. lol. Hahahaha.

Man I got 15 or sommet but pop master sounds so different back in the day compared to now

I got 4. I got Do you know the way to San Jose, Stevie Wonder's only No.1, 1984 and Bill Withers.

Obviously he has never driven a car or wagon for a living.... I was a driver when this was recorded and travelled the length and breadth of the country... Radio 2 Is the most listened to station in the country, mainly by the British truckers/drivers. Who indecently Sally Traffic is the spokesperson of.... Terry Wogan in the morning got 6 million listeners. That was more than the rest of the stations put together.And Radio 2 found Katie Melua.... 'nuff said.

I got 30 points when I was on. Got three in ten Smith's songs, who I hate...Lol. it's very tough when you go on a run of blanks...poor chap.

I would not dare go on,probably get zero, you have more guts than me

I got 18 with the pressure off. They were very hard questions though.

fantastic made me smile

@Cobalt-Jester

8 жыл бұрын

+andy banner I'm happy my cringe made you smile... Thank you.

Ken is a legend, he just needs a new producer. Gary Bones just teards water with his track listings.

yep three for me too.Unlucky mate.

This man, loves to hear his own voice, he is, his number one fan, get him off

I wonder when this was aired because the 54321 countdown was an Alien sound

@Cobalt-Jester

7 жыл бұрын

2007.

Well done for posting but you need to reduce the volume. I suspect your input was clipping rather badly from an overloaded signal. (You had the source turned up too loud when you hit the record button.)

@Cobalt-Jester

6 жыл бұрын

It's how it sounded on the original download.

Good effort, I did manage 39 lol, but some of them were stinkers

over the years of listening ive got maximum points once, and generaly done well . however theres a few time when ive only got a few questions right.its the luck of the draw .at least leeofbacup has been brave enough to go on popmaster which is something im not brave enough to do .its not about winning its about the taking part.well done lad

@Cobalt-Jester

6 жыл бұрын

Brave enough to go on it, stupid enough to share it with the world. Hahaha

some tough questions there got a quite a few but not all of them

He's the worst-ever contestant, What?.... I've just listened to this and got 0 at least he got 3 points so I'm the worst ever, I,m the name of a Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick

To be fair, they were a difficult set of questions

Certainly not the worst contestant. Bit unfair title. I only got 6. I heard a woman once only got three point on last question, and Ken had to virtually give it to her in blatant clues 🤣🤣

ha ha, i made the classic mistake of calling my mates, the works depot and family members..... they all heard my die on my arse, and they even had the decency of recording it on cd , so they could put it on as i walked in my local pub, that afternoon.

Nice One Lee

Awe come on! These questions were awful. Well done for sharing

@Cobalt-Jester

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.... I have always been blessed with bad luck and clumsiness... For years I had done that quiz while out and about in my van. I always scored mid to high 20's.... But when I finally get on the radio, after phoning every day for 5 years, I get these questions and all I get is humiliated in front of my friends and a 'Radio 2' CD wallet that only holds 10 cds.... lol

@oumahexi506

5 жыл бұрын

@@Cobalt-Jester don't worry, CDs are so last week anyway ;) you didn't get a one year out T-shirt? That's a bummer.

Tough questions.

They were hard! I got 18 but I wasn't on the radio. And a few people get 0 points.

Tough questions though

I was on this morning and struggled to 15 points. it's a horrible feeling when you're sinking!

@Cobalt-Jester

8 жыл бұрын

+MrDunkiep I tip my hat to you... Once you lose that grip. Oh boy you go under fast....

@MrDunkiep

8 жыл бұрын

+Lee OfBacup when you get the first one wrong (and you know you should have it) you get consumed with panic. I was so mashed up today that I actually guessed at 'Dr pussy' as a Bond film!

@Cobalt-Jester

8 жыл бұрын

MrDunkiep Hmmm. If you have a spare copy of that film I'd like to see it. you know, research purposes.

@MrDunkiep

8 жыл бұрын

+Lee OfBacup check out bbciplayer from this morning. It's me on second.

Actually, James & Bobby Purify were cousins! Still are, if they’re still around!

@whitbyjet65 yeah. hows it aimed at under 25s they play a mixture of all genres of music from 50s onwards

How can you be the worst contestant - Ive heard several people get zero. At least you didnt get Mike Dickin, who used to do a notoriously hard quiz when on Capital, I`m sure it was done deliberately so he could berate people who said "and any one who knows me" when doing the dedications after failing it.

I got '84 at first but changed my mind to '87 ... so I got that wrong. Damn! Nul points. I'm too scared to go on Popmaster, I can get up to 27, but 3 is not uncommon either, I'm not consistent enough!

Fishing? Where do you live anywhere with some good lakes?

Nothing wrong with Ken Bruce. He actually knows his stuff!

GREAT GUY

To be fair, tricky questions. I got more,but as you say much harder on the radio.

Ooh dear got them all 👼

I got 18 on this set of questions. Usually get 21 or 24 each day.

Only one more that i know, The Living Daylights from the Bond film of the same name. Bad luck old chap, i'll send you a cd wallet for your efforts lol

Good effort like you say it's not that easy, I tried but bottled it!!!!!!!

Got 9 points, the big thing is the bonus questions and those where stinkers.

@dizzyjaxal925

6 жыл бұрын

Colin Smylie And long may he continue! They have ruined the Simon mayo show by adding jo Wiley and destroying drivetime in my opinion. I love Ken’s show. Best presenter on there.

@johnmatthews3990

5 жыл бұрын

Well I've tuned into BBC to listen to Ken and Jo Whiley is on - complete with her jingles and all. The radio is now OFF until Ken return's.

Never mind some days i can get most of them right and most of them wrong

What year did this broadcast?

@Cobalt-Jester

8 жыл бұрын

+Richard Smailes I'm pretty sure it was 2005.

@wingobingo

8 жыл бұрын

+Lee OfBacup listened to again to see if I could answer quicker & I've fallen in🤓 this was you wasn't it!!!! crikes!!! Anyway respect to you sir, musta been nerve wracking, I wouldn't have the bottle, so I do apologise for dissing your performance (no one's ever gonna beat me - duh! There I go again!!) but well done Lee for having a good crack at it

@Cobalt-Jester

8 жыл бұрын

wingobingo Please don't... Sorry is not a word I like to hear... It's all good, have a laugh and be thankful you're not as bad as me. lol. It was just some idiot troll replying to your comment. I've delt with them before and I deleted and blocked him as he got aggressive and childish when I put him straight.

Thank you. I just lost my nerve.

i didn't know any, I was 1 year out one question, i guessed 1985 for careless whisper. Also I thought Stevie Wonder "Uptight" went to number one, i guess not then.

@truckingscouser

6 жыл бұрын

I thought it was 'Happy Birthday' and i should've known what it REALLY was...